New Year, New Challenge(s)... 2012 Edition!

I hope each of you have had a wonderful start to 2012!  Once again, I have decided to take time from my day-to-day madness and enjoy some time being crafty.  Somehow how that did not work to well for me at the beginning of the school year, but thankfully I have a mid-year "new" start to try again. 



I have completed my first challenge of the new year and it comes from Color Throwdown.  The color challenge was Real Red, Real Black, and Silver or Gray.  I used:

• red and black paper from Wausau Paper Classics Cardstock
• printed paper from the Assorted Designer Pack from Hobby Lobby
• studio g red glitter glue
• JoAnn CraftEssentials Black Embossing Powder
• Cricut "Graphically Speaking" cartridge

I used the "me & you" selection cutting each at 7".  The background was cut off the "phrase" selection on "shift".  It was cut at 7", too. I tucked the ampersand (&) into the frame and then outlined it with the glitter glue. I embossed "me" and "you" and adhered them to the frame. 

Once again, I enjoyed being crafty... Question is -- who do I give it to?  :)

Happy January!